Taskeng.exe and computer shutting down

Over the past few weeks, when i unplug my laptop, after a few minutes it will turn off. But if when i turn it on and it was not plugged in, it does not turn ff so it not a battery problem. However, after i turn it back on, the black box and taskeng.exe appears.
After following other threads on what to do, i cannot seem to find anything which works and with exams approaching, i really need this to be fixed. Any suggestions and are these related as this never used to occur?
Another box comes up stating thatwindows cannot find 'c:\programm files (x86)\search extensions\client.exe
please help!!

Hi Emily,
1.For the unexpected shut down event ,please check the Event Viewer to collect the related error information.
To check the Event Viewer
Event Viewer \Windows Logs \System
2.” taskeng.exe” please open your task manager and right click to open the properties of this process and verify its location. Meanwhile check the startup options in the task manager.
I agree with
S.Sengupta, you may need to get into the safe mode and run the antivirus software to have a full scan your machine .
To get into safe mode :
Restart the machine and press F8 before the Windows logo appears and then choose Safe mode from the
Advanced Boot Options screen
3.As for “ cannot find 'c:\programm files (x86)\search extensions\client.exe”.
Here is a similar symptom, please follow the solutions Lemp offered to solve this problem:
unasked for pop-up "Windows cannot find 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Search Extensions\Client.exe'"
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-performance/unasked-for-pop-up-windows-cannot-find-cprogram/bd5a1199-abe0-47b3-9e7d-b261b328a7e1
NOTE: This response contains a reference to a third party World Wide Web site. Microsoft is providing this information as a convenience to you. Microsoft does not control these sites and has not tested any software or information found on these sites.
Best regards

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